Collapsible ironing-board stand



F. PHILIPPS- COLLAPSIBLE IRONING BOARD STAND.

- APPLICAHON FILED MAR, 2s, |921. y

.I v Patented D60. 6, 1921.

parte i rannte Partners, or iranienne, iraniana.

COLLAJSIBLE ltRlNGf-,BGARID STAND.

pecicatioiiof Letters Patent.

wllatentred Dec. d, tilt/ll,

Application tiled March 2G, 1921. Serial No. 455,803.

To all cri/071i 'it f/aay concern lite `it known that FRANK Peintres, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Hammond, inthe county et Lake and @tate ot indiana, has invented certain nea7 and useitul improvements in Collapsible Ironing-Board Stands, of which the following is a specification.

rllhe present invention relates to collapsible stands or supports tor ironing1 boards, card table tops, and other devices with which it is desirable to have a knock-down and ioldable support.

in object ot' the presentinvention is to provide a relatively simply constructed and strong' and durable stand or support, which may be easilyT and quicklyset up into position of use, andknocked down into compact lorln for storing; out of the Way; and a stand which, when set up, is interbraced and rigid, and which is capable of support ing),` relatively heavy Weights, and which is adapted to remain stable under ordinary7 conditions ot use.

ft further object el' `the invention is to provide a collapsible stand oit this character which comprises a 4pair oit.` similarly constructed `members enobodyinp,` the legs or supportinp,1 portions, Aand also 'the braces so that these members may beset up and interlocked for i()rmiingpv` the complete stand.

llt still `turtlier object of the invention is to provide a stand ot this clnlracterwvhich majv be economically manufactured, and which, in use, requires no skill or practice inthe setting` up o1"lnnocking) down oit the parts.

The above, and various other objects and advantages ot this invention will be in part described in, and in part understood from, the tollovvingi detailed description et the present preferred embodiment, the sainebeing illustrated in the accornpanjvinp` draw inn, wherein:

Figure Il aside elevation of a stand or` support constructed accordingl to `the present intention and in set up position for supiiorting an ironing;` board or the like;

f2 is a top plan view ot the same;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective 'view et one ot the members or sections in position tor assembly with its oppositeV like section;

litigav` i is asimilar vieivoi the opposite section With the 4brace thereot` in collapsed or folded position5. f

F'g. 51tr a. fragmentary sectional view taken through the lower end ofA one of the sections substantially on the line ot Fig. l, showing,` the brace ol" the opposite section interlocked With the other section; and

Fig. G is a horizontal section taken on the line 656 of Fig. 5, showing' the parts interlocked.

Referringtothe drawingl by numerals, and-wherein like numerals indicate similar parts throughout the several views, the stand or support is shown as composed et a pair ot similar or like uprights, and each upright is formedot a pair ot' crossed legs l0 and l1, which may be constructed ott Wood or other suitable material, and which are preterably inortised one within the other at their crossed or intersecting,` portions.

The upperV endsof theselegs l0 and ll `are joined by. a cross piece l2 which is seated in one side oi' the lees which has its upper edge flush with the upper ends ot the legs for termine` therewith a flat supporting surface across which may rest an iron# ing :board 1%011` other suitable table top asinajy be desired. The lower ends of the crossed legs l()` and ll are beveled ott to protide lower ends adapted to bear tlatly upon the "door or other support, and each upriohtor standard is provired with a branco la tor rigidly holdingi the upright in set up position.

Each bracelet is provided intermediate its ends, and in one lateral edge, with a recess `l5 extending' to a depth substantially equal to one-half of the Width olf the brace let, andthe braces Mare adapted to be intcrlitted at said recesses l5 `for interlocking' the braces one to the other for rigidly holding' the same in set up position "Ehe braces lll are connected by hinges le to the upper ends oiithe standards, one bace la being1 secured, as shown in linj. 3, to the upper leit-hand corner of the adjacent standard, and the other brace le ,beings hinged to the upper right Vheini corner oli the opposed stainlard.y as shown in Fin'. lf. .lily such an arrangement of the hinges, ivhen the npr-rights are arranged opposite to each other, and, with the braces extending to- Ward each other, the braces 14 vvill be located at one side of thestand or support, as shown in Fips 2, so that easv access may be had to thebraces for interlocking and releasing them.

The bracesareV adapted toestond diagoil o nallydownward from the vhinges 16to the lower ends of the opposite uprights and are locked at their lower ends'to the opposite uprights by means'of laterally projecting hooks 17, carried upon the free ends of the braces 14 and which are inclined downwardly at a suitable angle to lie fiatV against the inner faces of the opposite standards. The lower ends of the standards or uprights carry ysockets or keepers 18 upon their-inner sidesand` at their lower ends, in line with the braces 14 for the reception of the hooks 17 for interlocking engagement with the hooks to hold the braces firmly from detachment. Y

The hooks 17 are preferably stamped from sheet metal with the body of the hook i in the form of a yoke or seat, adapted to receive therein the lower end portion of the brace. This yoke or seat is bent to conformV to the configuration of the lower end of the brace, and thus rigidlyV holds the hook 17 thereto. Y

The sockets 18 each comprise, in the present instance,v a strip orjlength of sheet metal which is bent substantially U-shape withits free ends secured against the lateral.

edges of adjacentleg, such as the leg 10, and has its intermediate portion extending across the inner side of the leg 10 and spaced therefrom to form the socket within the strip'. The flat hook 17 is adapted to be inserted downwardly in the socket 17 andto then be shifted in an edgewise direction for engaging the bill of the hook beneath one of the end portions of the strip 18. y y

When the stand or support is knocked down and the braces 14 arefseparated one from the other, the braces 14 may be swung down against their respectiveuprightsl and are yieldinglyv held fiat thereagainst 4by spring clips 19 in the form of sheet metal devices, bent U-shape and secured against the inner sides at the lower ends of the legs 10, the free ends of the Aclips 19r projecting outwardly for receiving therebetween the lower end portions ,of the braces 14, as the latter are collapsed,

. The stand orl support itself comprises a pair of members or uprights, and each upright or member is provided with one mov able part, a brace. These braces are so constructed lthat they may be interlocked Yto each other andto the uprights for holding the entire-device as a rigid trestle or stand. When the device is knocked down, it is folded into but two parts, the uprights. The braces carried by the uprights 'are yieldingly held in collapsed position 1 thereagainstvso that there is no liability of loss of parts, or chance of breaking or misadjusting the various elements.

When it is desired to set up the stand or table, ,it is `only necessary vto take" the pair of uprights, swing the braces 14 thereof out from the clips 19, and bring the uprights into position opposite each other by a slight lateral movement, suiiicient to interlock the notched portions 15 of the braces, for securing the same one to the other. After the notches have been interlocked, the hooks 17 are then moved into the sockets 18 and a slight further shifting of the uprights into position locks the hooks in the sockets.

The braces 14 are thus secured to each other and are also firmly anchored at their upper and lower ends to the oppositeuprights. The result is that a relatively rigid and strong stand is provided.

It is of course understood that various changes and modiiications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

`What is claimed is 1. A stand for ironing tables and the like, comprising a pair of standards, and a pair of braces carried one by each standard and adapted for detachable interlocking engagement with each other and each with one of the standards.

2. A stand for ironing boards comprising a. pair of uprights, a brace carried by each upright and adapted to swing toward and from the same, said braces being adapted for detachable interlocking engagement intermediate their ends, and detachable interlocking means carried upon the uprights and the free ends of the braces for securing the same to the opposite uprights.

3A stand for ironing boards and the like comprising a pair of standards, a brace hinged to the upper end of each standard at the opposite registering corners thereof and said braces being adapted to be swung outwardly from the standards into crossed relation and provided with notches intermediatetheir ends whereby the braces may be interlocked one to the other, hooks carried upon the free ends of the braces, and sockets carried upon the lower ends of the standards for receiving said hooks when the device is set up for anchoring the free ends of the braces to the uprights.

4. A stand for ironing tables and the like comprising a pair of uprights, a brace hinged upon the upper end of each upright and said braces being adapted to be swung outwardly from the uprights and into interlocking relation, means for anchoring the free ends of the braces to the opposite uprights, and means for yieldingly retaining the braces fiat against the uprights when the braces are separated one 'from another and moved into collapsed position. 

